The Framework of Fiction: Socio-cultural Approaches to the Novel'...offers thoughtful summaries and critiques of both Marxist...and moralist...theories of the novel in society. The primary focus, however, is on a detailed study of the social context of the novel and the changing relationship between novelists and their readers...' |
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Page 60
... evidence from historians and economists about the overall social context of the period in which the genre was launched . Despite flaws in the argu- ments advanced by Ian Watt and others there is considerable evidence to support the view ...
... evidence from historians and economists about the overall social context of the period in which the genre was launched . Despite flaws in the argu- ments advanced by Ian Watt and others there is considerable evidence to support the view ...
Page 111
... evidence becomes so much more prolific and reliable there is a problem in a general book of this kind as to what material is most relevant . To help the reader the evidence has been organised under the categories used in the ' communi ...
... evidence becomes so much more prolific and reliable there is a problem in a general book of this kind as to what material is most relevant . To help the reader the evidence has been organised under the categories used in the ' communi ...
Page 116
... evidence is that the average annual income of a lower - middle class family rose from £ 90 in 1851 to £ 110 in 1881. ( English Common Reader p . 306 ) It is probably true to say therefore that Suvin's proposition of a very restricted ...
... evidence is that the average annual income of a lower - middle class family rose from £ 90 in 1851 to £ 110 in 1881. ( English Common Reader p . 306 ) It is probably true to say therefore that Suvin's proposition of a very restricted ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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The Framework of Fiction: Socio-cultural Approaches to the Novel John Bull No preview available - 1988 |
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